Lisa Blunt Rochester

We cannot incarcerate ourselves out of this public health problem.

Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat facing the people of Delaware and America.

I am pleased my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have also prioritized addressing the fentanyl crisis.

This is a transformational policy.

These are jobs that are good-paying jobs.

I really would love to see a compromise, and I am hopeful that in the 118th Congress we will focus on workforce and jobs.

Transitioning to clean energy is not only necessary to protect human health and the environment, but it is also an enormous opportunity to create a more equitable economy.

I have been proud to support and vote for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, which made historic investments in our clean energy future.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Delaware will be postponed. Amendment No. 143 Offered by Mr. LaLota Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Chair…

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 71. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, add the following: SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO GREENHOUSE…

We are here to hold polluters accountable, and here to make our communities safer and healthier.

I am proud to join Senator Duckworth and other House and Senate environmental justice leaders in reintroducing the Public Health Air Quality Act.

With the Public Health Air Quality Act, they will be one of the first to know.

I also want to reiterate what Mr. Brockbank said about you being coastal champions.

We have strong communities in Delaware that have spoken up about the needs.

We had to recover financially, and health-wise. He had to help us, and all of us, rebuild. And then we have to restore, our faith and confidence, in each other, restore our standing in the world.

We've got to keep all of our pressure, as well, on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, as well as the Freedom to Vote Act. Though it's imperative.

I was proud to introduce H.R. 6705, the bicameral and bipartisan Shoreline, Health, Oversight, Restoration, Resilient and Enhancement Act or SHORRE Act.

Fortunately, we have the opportunity in WRDA 2022 to empower the Corps to do more.

Every day I hear from my constituents the urgent need to protect and invest in our shorelines and riverbanks.

I would like to advocate for the expansion of the existing environmental infrastructure project in southeastern Pennsylvania to include the lower Delaware River Basin.

I would also like to advocate for funding to rehabilitate, retrofit, and remove dams across the country to help improve public safety.

I would like to advocate for the inclusion of New Castle County to the list of eligible entities under the environmental infrastructure program.

I support the full inclusion of the SHORRE Act in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.

We can and must provide them with the additional funding, resources, and authority to protect our shorelines and riverbanks and the communities that surround them.